Brouwerij Van Steenberge Augustijn Blond

Augustijn Blond

 

Brouwerij Van Steenberge in Ertvelde, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

  Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular
Score
6.61
ABV: 7.5% IBU: - Ticks: 260
One of Van Steenberge's core beers, brewed for the Augustijnenpaters (Augustinians) of Ghent since 1978 and since 1982 in its current bottle-conditioned form. The mother beer of countless aliases.

The brewery describes it commercially as follows:
Augustijn wordt al sinds 1295 gebrouwen door de paters Augustijnen in hun klooster in Gent. In de middeleeuwen brouwden en commercialiseerden veel paters en monniken hun eigen bier. Water was dikwijls verontreinigd en dus was het veiliger om bier te drinken omdat het water wordt gekookt tijdens het brouwproces.
Toen de paters Augustijnen in 1978 op zoek gingen naar een nieuwe partner voor het brouwen van hun bier, was Jozef Van Steenberge volop aan het experimenteren met hoge gistingsbieren. Jozef won de uitgeschreven wedstrijd van de paters Augustijnen. De brouwerij kreeg zo toegang tot de receptuur van dit historisch kloosterbier, maar ook tot de kennis van receptuurbeheerder Janus Jeremanus. Janus was meer dan 25 jaar lang adviseur van Brouwerij Van Steenberge en introduceerde de originele giststammen van de Augustijnen die we tot op vandaag nog steeds gebruiken.
 

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7/10
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2022 at 20:34

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Amber, cloudy with a medium white head. A fruity and some honey aroma. Light bitter with a fruit and yeast finish.
Tried on 21 Mar 2022 at 18:42

7.4/10
Trollenkelder house beer in ghent. Great classic blonde with a nice full round body.
Tried on 16 Jan 2022 at 08:50

7/10
Tried from Draft on 28 Dec 2021 at 15:41

7/10
Bottle from Drinks Vanuxeem, Ploegsteert, Belgium. Label: Zwijntje 8%. I cannot rate this beer under the Zwijntje name but apparently it is the same beer also known as Augustijn Blonde. However i am still unsure of this as one is 7.5% and the other 8% abv. Pours a hazy golden/amber colour with a medium sized foamy white head. Aromas of bananas and cloves, some peppery spice with a hint of bubblegum and candied sugar. Taste has more bananas, cloves and peppery spice with added hints of apples and pears and a touch more sweet candy notes on the finish. Thin to medium body with a fair amount of sparkly carbonation. Above average Belgian Blond. Quite nice.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Dec 2021 at 00:08

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2021 at 19:55

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
0.33 l bottle from Le petit Belge, Zagreb. Hazy golden, small off-white head. Spicy yeasty aroma, doughy, peppery, apricot and peach. Sweetness, slightly sugary, fruity. Peppery finish, slightly sweet. Alcohol hidden. Medium body, moderate carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2021 at 13:52

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle pour from Belgian Ale Tasting pack from Total Wine & More, Burlington. Appearance is hazy dark yellow-light brown with nice sparkle, finger-width off-white foamy head with decent retention and light soapy lacing. Aroma is nice wheat, fruity esters, Belgian yeast. Taste follows aroma with nice balance of wheat, fruit and Belgian yeast. Mouthfeel is light side of light-to-medium bodied with thin, frothy texture, soft carbonation and sweet finish as taste. Overall, all elements are well balanced and well crafted. Enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Dec 2020 at 23:58

4/10
Tried from Bottle on 18 Dec 2020 at 00:10

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours hazy gold with a white head. Belgian yeast, some fruitiness, spice. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2020 at 05:15